Ticket transactions that are issued through the Global Distribution System (GDS) will appear in IAR...

Ticket transactions that are issued through the Global Distribution System (GDS) will appear in IAR...

• A. The day after it was issued
• B. On the same day as issue
• C. Two days after
• D. The day after the ticket transaction was issued

Answer: (D)

GDS-issued ticket transactions post to IAR during the next daily processing cycle because IAR relies on overnight batch processing rather than real-time updates. The data from the GDS is collected, reconciled, and then posted after the close of the business day, which results in the IAR entry appearing the following day. This timing ensures data integrity and allows for complete reconciliation before the IAR is updated. Options suggesting same-day posting would imply real-time posting, which is not how IAR works; suggesting a two-day delay would add an unnecessary lag. Therefore, the IAR records for GDS-issued tickets appear the day after the ticket transaction was issued.

GDS-issued ticket transactions post to IAR during the next daily processing cycle because IAR relies on overnight batch processing rather than real-time updates. The data from the GDS is collected, reconciled, and then posted after the close of the business day, which results in the IAR entry appearing the following day. This timing ensures data integrity and allows for complete reconciliation before the IAR is updated. Options suggesting same-day posting would imply real-time posting, which is not how IAR works; suggesting a two-day delay would add an unnecessary lag. Therefore, the IAR records for GDS-issued tickets appear the day after the ticket transaction was issued.